Black Belt Jones = Still Awesome

****, in Black Samurai he had a kung fu battle with a fucking vulture.

For this reason, among others, I picked up the latest issue of Shock Cinema this weekend:

AND THEN I RIPPED OUT THE STILL-BEATING HEART OF MY TRAINING PARTNER AND AORTA-FUCKED THE HOLE WITH MY BONER UNTIL HE CRIED um I mean was happy to read him stress the difference between what he did in his movies and what's practical for actual fighting - he downplays the usefulness of flashy kicks and even mentions hanging with John Saxon while training with some Gracie:

(That is John Saxon on the left. He is awesome too.)

Kelly also mentions he regrets the mustache:

I dunno, I think he makes it work.

These days he's more into tennis it seems - somehow, though, he makes tennis seem awesome and kick-ass. Because he's Jim Kelly.

To summarize, Jim Kelly is, was and will be completely awesome and bad-ass, and you, most likely, are a bum and a loser. Carry on.

You don't know how happy it makes me to see other people appreciate the awesomeness that is Jim Kelly. Black Belt Jones is one of my all time favorite martial arts movies (or movies period for that matter). I mean come one, it has everything! Awesome action, hot babes, babes jumping on a trampoline, black power dudes (portrayed in a positive light), and Scatman Caruthers.

I remember hearing that he was big into tennis and very good, cool to see that he is still playing. Also nice to hear his very realistic take on movie fighting versus real life.